[PLUG] steam powered clinic bonus

Paul Heinlein heinlein at madboa.com
Sun Dec 17 16:19:53 UTC 2006


On Sat, 16 Dec 2006, Galen Seitz wrote:

> If you've never seen one of the city of Portland's steam engines, 
> tomorrow(Sat. too) is a great opportunity to do so.  The SP 4449 
> will be running between Oaks Park and the base of the Ross Island 
> bridge. The tracks run next to the Springwater Corridor trail. 
> Last Sunday I rode my bike alongside the SP&S 700 engine.  Despite 
> the rain, it was a great experience.

You want to avoid a bike commute along Springwater when that train is 
boarding. The people waiting in line don't seem to understand the 
concept of "right of way." Sigh. Dismount bike. Walk bike through 
60-foot-wide crowd. Say "excuse me" about 111 times. Remount and 
finish commute.

That, and the locomotive's rather bright headlights reduce visibility 
for southbound bikers.

--
Paul "sometimes a grumpy commuter" Heinlein



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